Description

The Juki SMT Leaderless Feeder Finger is an innovative tool that significantly simplifies and improves your existing feeder system. Thanks to its advanced plow blade design, this device easily converts your Juki legacy feeders into leaderless feeders.

Components such as resistors, capacitors, and chips are packaged in small pockets on a long strip, known as component tape. This is normally loaded into the feeder on a full reel.

Cut tape is a cut-off piece of that tape, useful when you only need a limited number of components, for example for a prototype, a small production run, or when your components are supplied as a short strip instead of on a full reel. Normally, such a piece of tape first needs to be extended with an empty leader to pass through the feeder, which costs time and material (splicing).

The innovative design of the Leaderless Feeder Finger eliminates cover tape routing and collection, making it possible to load cut tape as short as 1 inch (25.4 mm) without a cover tape leader. In addition, loading paper or embossed tape takes less than five seconds, with no component loss during setup.

The Leaderless Feeder Finger can reduce feeder setup and changeover time by up to 80%, making it an invaluable addition to your production line. This reliable and innovative tool simplifies your manufacturing process and makes it more efficient. It’s highly recommended for SMT manufacturers looking to upgrade their legacy feeders and take their production line to the next level.

Whether you’re working with small or large components, thick or thin substrates, or complex or simple boards, the Feeder Finger helps you achieve consistent, reliable results that meet or exceed your customers’ expectations.

Benefits:

• Attaches easily to your existing feeder
• Handles tape strips as short as 1.5″ / 38.1 mm
• Eliminates cover tape splicing
• Loads in under 5 seconds
• Eliminates cover tape jams
• Up to 80% faster feeder setup
• Includes a Tape Push Tool for extra loading convenience